Win XP Pro reinstall

So I'm having some trouble reinstalling windows xp pro on my laptop. I have two legal licensees - the one that came with the laptop (a Toshiba Satellite M55-S232) and one that I got through my school's MSDN program.

I tried to install Vista Business on my laptop but it could not handle it so now I want to go back to XP Pro. I no longer have the CD that came with the MSDN purchase and I don't have any of the old Toshiba CDs (I bought the laptop in 2003).

Anyway, I just want to know if I can do anything about this. Is there a real human that I can talk to at Microsoft that can help me with this? I own TWO copies. I should be able to install them even if I lost the CDs. Also, I should be able to get the CDs replaced at the least if I did lose them. Anybody have any experience with this?

If you have the keys with you, you can use any XP media to install it with those legal keys.

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I don't have the XP media. That's the problem: I need the media replaced. Also, I think there may be a difference between the different packages of xp. E.g. XP Pro vs. XP Pro SP2 vs. XP Pro SP3 vs. the OEM versions of all of those. That's six different installer versions. Do you know if the CD keys will just *work* when I use an installer that was different than the original?

Microsoft has placed a reasonably detailed procedure about obtaining replacement media for software from them. That shall answer most of your questions in this respect. However, you must remember that they will ask for proof of purchase (with reference to your purchase through MSDN program).

Also, your notebook license of xp, you can call your notebook manufacturer (again with proof of purchase i think) and ask them to provide you with the replacement media.